Moment beachgoer is swallowed by quicksand in 2.5 metre hole he’d dug

This is the disturbing moment a British beachgoer, who dug an almost three metre hole, was swallowed by quicksand.

This is the miraculous moment a British beachgoer is rescued after being swallowed by quicksand in an 2.5 metre hole he had dug himself.

Jensen Sturgeon thought he was going to die after spending over three hours trapped surrounded by sand on the popular Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Jensen was initially enjoying himself as he was seen buried waist-deep in a hole he had dug himself before disaster struck.

He had decided to try and dig as deep as possible but after some time he struck water as the hole quickly collapsed around him.

The major hole soon turned into a quicksand trap that caused his legs to sink and become stuck as he tried to regain his footing.

Pictures show how at one point Jensen was left sat 2.5 metres below the surface of the beach completely covered in sand.

Jensen dug the almost three metre hole in the sand. Picture: Newsflash/NX

He thought he would die after getting swallowed by the hole. Picture: Newsflash/NX

After some time, a heroic team of beachgoers heard the young Brit’s pleas for help and started to help rescue him.

Footage shows tourists, vendors and lifeguards desperately working to rescue him.

Some were digging around him, while others handed him bits of wood and rope in an attempt to pull Jensen out – but nothing seemed to work.

According to witnesses, the rescue took over a whopping three hours.

During that time, the Brit became the centre of attention on the beach – and was even given a beer to stay hydrated eight feet under.

He was eventually pulled out by rescuers as onlookers applauded.

In another video filmed at the airport before he flew home, 22-year-old airport worker Jensen said: “I’m Jensen from England and I’m the guy who got stuck in that hole.

“I was digging an eight foot hole and, basically what was going through my head [was], I thought I was going to die.

“But luckily I had good people to save me.

“Obrigado to the people of Rio that helped me out.”

Video shows the British tourist Jensen Sturgeon during the rescue and after it. Picture: Newsflash/NX

He was rescued after spending more than three hours in the sand in Copacabana Beach, Brazil. Picture: Newsflash/NX

Meanwhile a video shows the moment a sandstorm engulfs more than 10,000 tourists – triggering mass evacuations out of a holiday hotspot.

Frightening footage showed the moment freak weather struck thousands of visitors at a historic landscape in China.

The terrifying sandstorm hit the town of Dunhuang, in the west of the country, on May 3.

A blood orange hue was seen descending over the region trapping helpless tourists inside the strong winds.

The severe dust storm whipped up at around 6pm local time around the Mingsha Mountain Crescent Yueya Spring Scenic Spot.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and has been republished with permission